Susan Zinn of Westside Counseling Center: “5 Things I Learned From The Social Isolation of the COVID19 Pandemic”

Loneliness Hurts Us More Than We Thought. While we celebrate independence and self-sufficiency in American culture, we also learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that biological isolation and loneliness have a massive impact on our mental health and wellness, especially for our youth. According to new Harvard research, 61% percent of the 950 respondents in a national survey reported feeling high levels of loneliness were between 18–25 years old. I am sure many people assumed young people would feel the least lonely during this time because of their social media and technological proficiency. However, I spoke to many school populations, educating students on increasing their mental health and wellness during the pandemic. And I spoke…